Rock Doc

Rock Doc: The Bridge Fuel

Kirsten Peters — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:02:04 +0000

What A Drag

Dr. Kirsten Peters — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 23:26:22 +0000

I swim laps at noon several times a week. I enjoy the water, and the gentle exercise is good for my aging joints.

Like other old ladies in the pool, I’m no speed demon. Even a bucketful of performance enhancing drugs would not make me slice through the water quickly. But like all the lap swimmers I know, slow or fast, I take an interest in Michael Phelps and the other American swimmers soon to compete in London in the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Swimming In The Olympics: What A Drag

Kirsten Peters — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:40:15 +0000

Republished from WSUNews

Victory Over The Angel Of Death

Dr. Kirsten Peters — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 14:12:19 +0000

In a 1789 letter, Benjamin Franklin wrote: "In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." Well, it should interest you to know that death is no longer a certainty, at least for one species. The Rock Doc, Dr. Kirsten Peters, has the details.

"The gene for death has been isolated –and reversed- by scientists. Not a bad day’s work, you might say.

Rock Doc: Our Daily Bread In 2050

Dr. Kirsten Peters — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:46:48 +0000

One of my habits in recent years has been studying climate history in my free time. What can I say; it keeps me out of bars.

Recently, I was startled to learn that the temperatures experienced by American wheat farms back in the 1830s were almost 7 degrees warmer than they now are.